Francesca Wade

Author of Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars (2020) and Gertrude Stein: an Afterlife (2025)

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

An interview with @nybooks about biography (writing, researching and reviewing), Gertrude Stein and Mina Loy. Thanks so much to Lauren Kane for the questions.

https://t.co/7kQy0zUuIp

[The Hudson Review @TheHudsonReview]

Wade’s book is excellent, authoritative in its way because it leaves her controversial subject properly controversial…Wade relishes the controversy because she is about to humanize it.

—David Mason on Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife by Francesca Wade @ScribnerBooks

[David S Wallace @JustJokes247]

I wrote about Francesca Wade's fascinating biography of Gertrude Stein, and why we need Gertrude now more than ever. https://t.co/FdNvhDFGdo

[The New York Review of Books @nybooks]

Hermione Lee on Francesca Wade’s essential biography of Gertrude Stein https://t.co/YKagCw2Xyp

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Hermione Lee on Gertrude Stein: https://t.co/d8SfdV9niE

[The New York Review of Books @nybooks]

Our 2/12 issue is now online, with @fotoole on Trumpian imperialism, Hermione Lee on Gertrude Stein, Jérôme Tubiana on Darfur, Beatrice Radden Keefe on Gothic fever, @ReginaMarler on Jane DeLynn, @tribelaw on Jill Lepore, a poem by Ben Lerner, & much more. https://t.co/eV22mnpKSt

[Beyond The Zero Podcast @beyondzeropod]

Brand new episode with the wonderful @francescawade speaking about her amazing book Gertrude Stein - An Afterlife. Listen here or as you bathe in all of that sweet, sweet oil from Venezuela https://t.co/2VdQy6eaLu

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

@shujaxhaider This is beautiful Shuja. We loved Asad so much.

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

@BorisDralyuk Thanks so much - so thrilled you enjoyed it! And yes several strong names (and characters) in this story but this must be the greatest.

[James @exhaustdata]

Genuinely inspired move to put Gertrude front and center on the cover, but maintain Alice’s shadow

[James @exhaustdata]

Delightful endpapers on @francescawade’s new Stein/Tolkas book

[The New York Review of Books @nybooks]

Francesca Wade (@francescawade) on the inspiration Lucinda Childs took from Gertrude Stein for her latest performance, Stein https://t.co/9YN91p26V6

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Talking Stein in Cambridge tonight! Porter Square Books, 7pm, with the brilliant Sam Huber.
https://t.co/3DgsJIKfcX

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

@TheLuisPanini Hope you'll enjoy it!

[United Agents Books @UA_Books]

📚 Out today in the US!

GERTRUDE STEIN: AN AFTERLIFE by @francescawade, published by @scribnerbooks 🇺🇸 (and @FaberBooks in the UK 🇬🇧)

A captivating, brilliant work of biography, Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife is a groundbreaking examination of a true literary giant.

[American Writers Museum @AWMuseum]

In our latest podcast, we discuss the life and legacy of Gertrude Stein, a poet, novelist, essayist, & towering literary figure in her time. In this episode, we're joined by biographer @francescawade, author of the new book "Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife."
https://t.co/LdaTmw0Ad8

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

TONIGHT!

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Extremely excited to celebrate Gertrude Stein in New York with this all-star line-up of performers reading their favourite Stein works, at Paula Cooper Gallery, which held the famous annual marathon readings of The Making of Americans. May be packed, come early to get a seat!

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Adam Thirlwell on Gertrude Stein in the LRB!

https://t.co/XPjIVLmdiI

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Judith Thurman on Gertrude Stein in The New Yorker!
https://t.co/m8BGhb3Zim

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Ryan Ruby on Gertrude Stein in @bookforum!
https://t.co/XbpQDeQwTD

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Extremely excited to celebrate Gertrude Stein in New York with this all-star line-up of performers reading their favourite Stein works, at Paula Cooper Gallery, which held the famous annual marathon readings of The Making of Americans. May be packed, come early to get a seat!

[Francesca Wade @francescawade]

Gertrude Stein returns to America! Very excited about all these events in October/November, with so much brilliant company: would love to see you.